Comments on: Dustin Pedroia is expected to avoid the disabled listhttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2014/04/14/dustin-pedroia-is-expected-to-avoid-the-disabled-list/
Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball.Sat, 10 Dec 2016 02:56:52 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: soberlyfhttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2014/04/14/dustin-pedroia-is-expected-to-avoid-the-disabled-list/#comment-687863
Wed, 16 Apr 2014 04:54:29 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=517997#comment-687863I’m a Yankee fan and I’m absolutely floored why the Sox are going to run him out there not 3 weeks into the season in virtually meaningless games. Want proof?…the Yanks were in last place before the Red Sox came to town, now they’re tied for first…could they be less important? Pedroia’s long term health however, is critical, probably more than any other player including Papi. With Ellsbury in NY now, Boston needs Pedroia to be their sparkplug and without one, Papi and Napoli will be hitting a lot of solo dingers, just enough to lose 4-2, 3-1 etc. You send out your stars injured in October, not the 2nd week of April.
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Mon, 14 Apr 2014 21:55:38 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=517997#comment-686730Yeah, sometimes an injured wrist that isn’t broken stays chronically sore until you put it in a cast for a month. Calling this “good news” depends on what the injury is, and what your definition of “good” is. “Good enough so our key offensive player can play and hit .220” is not exactly “good.”
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Mon, 14 Apr 2014 21:32:10 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=517997#comment-686708I kind of surprised that the RS aren’t more cautious about this injury. You screw up a wrist and it takes lots of time to get over it. Just ask Ortiz or Teixeira. Before this season the guy is a life time .302 hitter with a .370 OBP. Right now his BA AND his OBP are .236. That should tell then there is something significantly wrong.

The guy is a hard nose tenacious player and you have to respect that about him. But, all that full tilt, flinging himself around around the diamond has consequences and as he gets older these nagging little injuries will increase and bouncing back will get harder. He needs to learn when to shut it down for his own good.

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Mon, 14 Apr 2014 20:42:32 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=517997#comment-686660Guy played 160 games after hurting his thumb last year, but it did affect his numbers. Just nine homers and a .114 ISO. Maybe he should give it a rest for a bit
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Mon, 14 Apr 2014 20:22:08 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=517997#comment-686631Sometimes being healthy is better than being gritty.
]]>By: Glennhttp://mlb.nbcsports.com/2014/04/14/dustin-pedroia-is-expected-to-avoid-the-disabled-list/#comment-686626
Mon, 14 Apr 2014 20:18:13 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=517997#comment-686626Pedroia is really tough, but as he gets older, he’s going to have to learn to take some time off, especially when injured. Healing doesn’t get any easier with age.
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Mon, 14 Apr 2014 20:11:25 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=517997#comment-686613Toughing it out is one thing, but if his playing hurts the team, then he should take time off to let it heal.
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